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Multinationals Activity in Israel - Highlights First R&D facility outside the U.S. R&D Centres is one of its 3 Strategic Centres Operated for 62 years and now has 9 R&D facilities Acquired companies for more than $1 billion Recently opened 2 R&D centres 7,000 employees in R&D and manufacturing facilities 10 companies acquired in the past 12 years

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Iscar“Iscar is an amazing company run by amazing people. I dont getmany opportunities to invest in companies like that."Warren Buffet, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway• ISCAR has catapulted from a small niche supplier to one of the worlds leading manufacturers of metalworking tools.• In 2006, Berkshire Hathaway acquired 80% of Iscar for $4 billion, in its first investment outside of the U.S.• In 2008, Warren Buffett called the acquisition of Iscar a "dream deal" that surpassed all his expectations.• In 2011, Iscar enjoyed a 41% increase in sales from the previous year.

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TevaThe largest generic pharmaceutical manufacturer in the world• Revenues increased from $30 million in 1976 to $20 billion in 2012 – a 20% annual growth rate.• Developed Copaxone, the leading drug for treating multiple sclerosis, which generates annual revenues of $4 billion.• Employs 46,000 people worldwide and supplies one of every six prescriptions issued in the US.• Headquarters in Israel.• Market cap: $35 billion.

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NetafimIntroduced a new concept of low-volume irrigation by launching thedrip irrigation revolution• World leader in smart irrigation solutions (30% of the market)• Inventor of the “Drip irrigation”, which enabled efficient irrigation with small amounts of water.• Transformed the manner in which farmers deliver water to crops.• Has delivered strong double digit revenue growth for the past 10 years.• Permira acquired control for a value of $870 million (2011).

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M-SystemsInvented the USB flash drive• 1989 – Founded.• 1995 – Selling the DiskOnChip, the first flash drive.• 1999 – Selling the DiskOnKey, the first USB flash drive.• Also created the patented TrueFFS which presented the flash memory as a disk drive to the computer.• 2006 - Sold to SanDisk for $1.55 billion.

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Given ImagingPioneered the capsule endoscopy technology• Only three years after its founding, in 2001, Given Imaging made worldwide headlines when it introduced the revolutionary FDA approved PillCam capsule endoscopy.• The PillCam, is the first ingestible non-invasive disposable camera the size of a capsule that diagnosis gastrointestinal track diseases.• In the same year (2001) was listed on NASDAQ.• Received the Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Award (2004).• Selected as World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer (2007).

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More Success Stories 2nd largest company in the world in the field of geothermal energy A revolutionary instant messaging application acquired by AOL Manufacturer of plastic consumer products ($1 billion annual sales) Best Overall Mobile App - Mobile World Congress 2013 Invented and patented the first Voice over IP World leader in off-patent crop protection, acquired by ChemChina